bürküw
/ byrkyw /
Definition noun spraying
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bürküw the spraying | bürküwle the sprayings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bürküwnü the spraying's | bürküwleni the sprayings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bürküwnü the spraying (as the object) | bürküwleni the sprayings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bürküwge to the spraying | bürküwlege to the sprayings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bürküwde at / in the spraying | bürküwlede at / in the sprayings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bürküwden from the spraying | bürküwleden from the sprayings | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | bürküwüm my spraying | bürküwlerim my sprayings |
| your | bürküwüŋ your spraying | bürküwleriŋ your sprayings |
| his / her | bürküwü his / her spraying | bürküwleri his / her sprayings |
| our | bürküwübüz our spraying | bürküwleribiz our sprayings |
| you all's | bürküwügüz you all's spraying | bürküwlerigiz you all's sprayings |
| their | bürküwleri their spraying | bürküwleri their sprayings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bürküwleri can mean "his / her sprayings", "their spraying", or "their sprayings" — context decides.